Demanding action

South suburban group hosts gun violence vigil in Joliet

Pastor Brenda K Mitchell shares how she lost her son, a single father, to gun violence on Friday at Universalist Church in Joliet.. Community members from across the south suburbs came together with organizers Moms Demand Action for a candlelight vigil on the anniversary of the Sandy Hook shooting to call for an end to gun violence

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Chris Book, whose family friend Dayna Less was killed during the Mercy Hospital shooting, weeps during the End Gun Violence Vigil on Friday at Universalist Church in Joliet.

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Beverlee Alberico is emotional during the closing of the End Gun Violence Vigil on Friday at Universalist Church in Joliet.

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Pat Reiss hangs angels with the names of the Sandy Hook shooting victims on Friday at Universalist Church in Joliet.

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Attendees placed flowers in a vase in remembrance of loved ones lost to gun violence on Friday at Universalist Church in Joliet, Ill. Community members from across the south suburbs came together with organizers Moms Demand Action for a candlelight vigil on the anniversary of the Sandy Hook shooting to call for an end to gun violence.

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Mother Demand Action organizer Sharon Herman addresses community members on Friday, Dec. 14, 2018, at Universalist Church in Joliet, Ill. Moms Demand Action held a candlelight vigil on the anniversary of the Sandy Hook shooting to call for an end to gun violence

Members of the south suburban sector of the national organization called Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America held a vigil for those whom gun violence has affected Friday in Joliet.

The group invited the public to attend from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Universalist Unitarian Church, located at 3401 W. Jefferson St., according to a news release.

“Please join Moms Demand Action South Suburban group as we gather together to #HonorWithAction the victims, survivors and families impacted by gun violence,” according to the release.

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